Floral, citrus gin pairs with fruity black currant liqueur and allspice dram in this lunar bramble cocktail. Perfect for welcoming spring!

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Supposedly a “bramble” is a spring cocktail. But, except for the last 2 days, it has been below freezing here for over 2 weeks so now that we are squeaking just above freezing I don’t mind pretending it is spring – if only in my glass.

Confession: I am not a huge gin fan. Especially in gin and tonic form which is one of the worst drinks in my opinion. But when you pair the floral and citrus flavors found in the new Hendrick’s Lunar gin with the sweet fruitiness of black currant liqueur and spiced up allspice dram, now that’s more my style.

While this cocktail could hold it’s own without the allspice dram, I thought the extra depth added onto the gentle spice already present in the gin was worth highlighting. Just don’t go overboard or it’ll take over completely.

This gin fits in well with all the other obscure spirits that take up residence on our bar cart. I swear it’s only so well stocked because we hardly ever drink when it’s just the two of us. This is what happens when a pandemic prevents you from hosting parties for an entire year! 

Heck we still have liquor and wine leftover from our wedding in 2018. We may have overestimated the alcohol intake of our guests a bit, but I suppose you can’t complain about guests not being total lushes.

But I digress. I apologize if I am adding to your own collection of obscure ingredients but one day we will be able to have large gatherings again and you will be able to serve everyone great cocktails!

I actually have been meaning to work on more mocktails too. Which are basically just fancy fruit drinks but I’m totally on board with those too. If you have any suggestions feel free to drop them in the comments!

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You can make your own with my tutorial HERE. I also made those napkins too, which have their own post HERE.

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LUNAR BRAMBLE COCKTAIL

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Yield: 1 serving Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

• Crushed ice
• 1-1/2 oz. Hendrick's Lunar gin
• 3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 oz. simple syrup
• 1 barspoon (1/8 oz.) of allspice dram
• 3/4 oz. crème de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur)
• Lemon, for garnish

Directions

1. Fill a rocks glass half way with crushed ice. Add gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and allspice dram. Stir to mix.
2. Pour blackcurrant liqueur over the top but do not stir.
3. Garnish with a lemon slice and serve immediately.

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This sweet and tangy bright green baby yoda cocktail is dressed up just like The Child (aka Baby Yoda) from The Mandalorian!

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Happy 10th blogiversary to me!

I struggled with how best to celebrate this milestone. I have a bad habit of telling myself to plan a month of two ahead and then it pops up before I know it. And here we are again.

I really wanted to do something extra special for my 10th but I’ve been feeling overwhelmed in the kitchen lately, so baking/cooking something wildly extravagant was not appealing.

I also contemplated an all time top 10 favorite recipe list but honestly I think that would be just as hard as the excessive cooking. Although to be honest that was what I was leaning towards until I saw a photo of a Baby Yoda cocktail.

Baby Yoda really has nothing to do with celebrating my 10th blogiversary, other than the fact that I love Star Wars and it’s super timely given that The Mandalorian recently started its second season. So let’s cheers the occasion with a baby yoda cocktail.

So on my way home from work yesterday (yes I like to cut things close), I went to the grocery and picked up every green food item I could find – just in case.

I had really hoped to find some gummy frogs but all I found were traditional bears and also butterflies. But in the end, his little blueberry eyes and lime wedge ears are essential to this cocktail but the burlap wrap around the steam seals the deal. I’ve also seen a similar baby yoda cocktail made with kiwi ears and black olive eyes.

You could also go one step further and serve this with some wookiee cookies.

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Ten years ago: And so it begins

BABY YODA COCKTAIL

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Yield: 1 serving Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

COCKTAIL

• 1.5 oz. gin
• 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
• 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 oz. St. Germain
• 1/4 oz. simple syrup
• 2 oz. green apple soda*
• Ice

GARNISH

• 2 blueberries
• 2 fresh like wedges
• Burlap or brown paper bag

 

Directions

1. Add ingredients to a shaker.
2. Fill up 3/4 with ice, cap, shake for 30 seconds, and strain into a coupe glass.
3. Garnish with blueberries and lime wedges, and serve with stem wrapped in burlap or a brown paper bag.

Notes

* Any green soda can be used

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The math nerd in me can’t help but begin this post by pointing out that technically this cocktail is not gin³ but rather triple ginger. Or actually gin and double ginger. However my friends who helped create this cocktail decided the exponential looked cooler. And what is food blogging without looking cool, right?

So you start with gin, add some ginger ale, lime juice, celery bitters, and finish it off with a garnish of lime and candied ginger. See, gin and double ginger! But I digress. No matter what you call it, this cocktail is the perfect way to celebrate World Gin Day! Except I just realized the food holiday calendar I use is wrong and it was the 11th. Maybe the father in your life would enjoy a glass on Sunday for Father’s Day?!

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GIN³ COCKTAIL

Serves 1

Ingredients:

1 oz. dry gin

1/4 oz. (1-1/2 tsp) lime juice

4 oz. ginger ale

2 dashes celery bitters

Lime slices, for garnish

Candied ginger, for garnish

Directions:

1. In a small glass, add gin and lime juice. Top with ginger ale, two dashes of celery bitters, and stir. Garnish with a lime slice and pieces of candied ginger, then serve immediately.

Source: Josh, Haley, and I during one of our cocktail-making nights.